Gentics Content.Node Compatibility List

This list gives an overview over different components and the available support. We suggest that the components that were marked as supported should be used.

Older versions of components may no longer be tested. Please take a look at the archived list for information about older components.

This list was last updated 11.01.2017.

1 Databases

1.1 MariaDB

Minor Version Tested version Supported Notes
10.2 Yes Since GCN 5.29.0
10.1 Yes Since GCN 5.25.0
10.0 10.0.28 Yes Since GCN 5.25.0
5.5 5.5.52 Yes Since GCN 5.25.0

1.2 Oracle MySQL

Due to a specific support contract we are obliged to support the latest version of the Oracle MySQL Enterprise Edition Server.

Minor Version Tested version Supported Notes
5.7 5.23.34 and higher Yes¹ See note below for additional information
5.6 5.6.12 Yes¹ Since GCN 5.12.22 / 5.13.8. See note below for additional information
5.5 5.5.31 Yes¹ Since GCN 5.12.22 / 5.13.8. See note below for additional information
5.1 5.1.45 No
5.0 5.0.51a No

Please note that some custom my.cnf mysqld setting must be applied. Please check the admin installation guide

2 JDBC Driver

2.1 MariaDB Connector/J

Minor Version Tested version Supported Notes | 2.2 2.2.0 Yes¹

2.2 MySQL JDBC Connector

Minor Version Tested version Supported Notes | 5.1 5.1.41 Yes¹
5.1 5.1.15 Yes¹
5.1 5.1.12 Yes¹
5.1 5.1.10 No This version contains a bug which could lead to performance issues.
5.0 5.0.5 No

3 Operating Systems

3.1 Debian Linux

Major Version Version Supported Notes
8.x 8.6 – Jessie Yes²
7.x 7.0 – Wheezy No
6.x 6.0 – Squeeze No
5.x 5.0 – Lenny No

3.2 SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES)

Major Version Version Supported Notes
12.x 12 Yes² SP2
11.x 11 Yes²

3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (REL)

Major Version Version Supported Notes
7.x 7.3 Yes²
6.x 6.0 Yes²

4 Webserver

We are shipping configuration files for Apache. Other webservers will probably also work, but are not being tested by us.

4.1 PHP Hypertext Preprocessor

Version Tested version Supported Notes
7.2.x 5.29.0 Yes
7.1.x 5.29.0 Yes
7.0.x 5.29.0 Yes
5.6.x 5.6.0 Yes
5.5.x On Inquiry
5.4.x 5.4.35 Yes
5.3.x 5.3.17 Yes
5.3.x 5.3.3 Yes

5 Application Server

5.1 Tomcat

Currently only the included Apache Tomcat Server is supported for Gentics Content.Node. The included Apache Tomcat will be updated regularly.

6 Java / JVM / JDK

6.1 OpenJDK

Minor Version Supported Notes
1.8.x Yes JDK amd64
1.7.x No

6.2 Oracle JVM (HotSpot)

Minor Version Supported Notes
1.8.x Yes x86-64 Bit
1.7.x No

7 Browser

7.1 Mozilla Firefox

Firefox 39 is not supported because a bug destroys the selection in Aloha Editor.

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

7.2 Microsoft Internet Explorer

Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
11.x 11.0.9600.16518 Yes² GCN WebDav integration support is limited
10.x 10.0.9200.16521 Yes² A workaround for IE 10 frame rendering issues (white content) has been implemented in GCN.
9.x 9.0.8112.16421 Yes²
8.x 8.0.6001.18702 Yes²
7.x 7.0.5730.13 No Support dropped since GCN 5.17.0
6.x 6.0.2800.1106 No Internet Explorer 6 is not compatible with Aloha Editor. This affects Content.Node 5 and newer versions.
5.x 5.51.4807.2300 No Internet Explorer 5.x is not supported by Gentics Content.Node and the Gentics Enterprise Portal

Please note that Microsoft Internet Explorer is only supported when the default compatibility headers of your GCN installation are not modified.

7.3 Apple Safari

Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
4.x 4.0.4 No This browser incorrectly displays autocompletion boxes.
4.x 4.0.1 Yes² -

7.4 Opera

Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
10.x 10.10 No The display of context menus is not fully supported of this browser.
9.x 9.64 No

7.5 Google Chrome

The last released stable version of this browser is supported.

8 Aloha Editor

Please refer to the official Aloha Editor Browser Support page.

9 Gentics Content.Repository

The following tables also refer to compatibility with CrSync or Portal.Connector.

9.1 Databases

9.1.1 Oracle MySQL
Minor Version Tested version Supported Notes
5.6 5.6.12 Yes¹
5.1 5.1.45 No Since GCN 5.16.0
5.0 5.0.51a No Since GCN 5.16.0
9.1.2 MariaDB
Minor Version Tested version Supported Notes
10.1 On Inquiry
10.0 On Inquiry
5.5 No
9.1.3 HSQLDB
Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
1.x 1.8.0.10
9.1.4 Oracle Server
Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
11g 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1.0) (1. September 2009) Yes¹ JDBC driver is supported for product versions that were released since 20.04.2010.
11g 11g Release 2 (11.1.0.6.0) (1. September 2009) Yes¹ JDBC driver is supported for product versions that were released since 20.04.2010.
11g 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.6.0) (11 July 2007) ?
9.1.5 Microsoft SQL Server
Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
2008 2008 (Express) Yes¹ Passed Microsoft Platform Test
2005 2005 No Passed Microsoft Platform Test

9.2 JDBC Driver

9.2.1 MySQL JDBC Connector
Major Version Tested version Supported Notes
5.x 5.1.12 Yes¹
5.x 5.1.10 Yes¹
5.x 5.1.6 No
5.x 5.0.3 No
5.x 5.0.5 No
9.2.2 MariaDB JDBC Connector/J
Minor Version Tested Version Supported Notes
1.5.x 1.5.5 ?
3.0.x 3.0.0 ?
9.2.3 Oracle JDBC Connector
Minor Version Tested Version Supported Notes
11.2 11.2.0.1.0 Yes¹ Supported for releases which were made after 20.04.2009. Only supported for JDK 1.5, JDK 1.6 – Oracle Database 11g R2
11.1 11.1.0.7.0 ? only for JDK 1.5, JDK 1.6 – Oracle Database 11g R1
11.1 11.1.0.6.0 ? only for JDK 1.5, JDK 1.6
9.2.4 Microsoft SQL JDBC Connector
Major Version Version Supported Notes
4.x 4.0.2206.100 Yes² MD5: 5223e4328ef17575a2739501eac9c3e1 File: sqljdbc.jar
4.x 4.0.2206.100 Yes¹ MD5: a99205071acbe2709103b971662992e0 File: sqljdbc4.jar
3.x 3.0.1301.101 ? MD5: a74c2544129dad3c7fdb8ad729ffdfdb File: sqljdbc.jar
3.x 3.0.1301.101 ? MD5: 402130141d5f2cee727f4371e2e8fd8a File: sqljdbc4.jar
2.x 2.0.1803.100 ? MD5: 81cc767857d85162096d16841d7d46fa File: sqljdbc.jar
2.x 2.0.1803.100 ? MD5: 249734b9b7dafaccd92de99eee95d7d6 File: sqljdbc4.jar
1.x 1.2.2828.100 No MD5: c4abd239210077c9f9e98b832d79bce8 – No longer supported by Microsoft

10 Footnotes

Yes¹ – Tested using automatic tests.

Yes² – Tested using periodic manual tests.